..."no man can choose the right path at all times. He has only to believe the path he is choosing is the right one. Such is the nature of truth; it is akin to faith."
[it sounds mostly like he's just... tiredly repeating something.]
I never really got what he meant. Isn't the truth supposed to be the truth, like it is now? There wasn't really any other path, but it still doesn't feel right, either.
It's a creature in Sumeru that has a symbiotic relationship with mushrooms that grow on its back.
Some people only see the mushroom on the Shroomboar's back, and they conclude that a Shroomboar is a mushroom. Others see only the Shroomboar's body, and they declare that a Shroomboar is a boar. Still others look deeper inside, and determine that a Shroomboar is... meat.
[just rips this dialogue off wholesale.]
These conclusions are all correct in their own way, but none of them objectively describe the Shroomboar. Still... to the people who describe the Shroomboar in this way, that is their "truth".
That's the difference between subjective truth and objective truth, I suppose.
Shroomboars can be a source of mushrooms. They can also be a source of meat. Objectively speaking - they're both. But you can remove the mushrooms from the boar, and both can still exist separately. Plant the mushroom in the soil again, and it may continue to grow. Treat the wound where the mushroom had been embedded onto its back, and the boar can continue on with its life.
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[it's... not really any consolation.]
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[...]
For us, and... likely for her as well. To have to live with that guilt...
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[it's not going to feel great to win no matter what, is it.]
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[she sighs. this isn't a pleasant game at all.]
Are you holding up alright...?
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[he knows better than to say he is fine, it's emotion share week, but. he can take this.]
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[it seems like it makes him feel a little worse, though he tries to stifle that-- he doesn't want her to feel bad about it or anything.]
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she looks down.]
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he's quiet a few moments.]
I promised Matsui I would. At least we know, right?
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[it sounds mostly like he's just... tiredly repeating something.]
I never really got what he meant. Isn't the truth supposed to be the truth, like it is now? There wasn't really any other path, but it still doesn't feel right, either.
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nahida looks thoughtful at that.]
...when you've spoken to either Kaveh or Shenhe, have either of them told you about a creature called a Shroomboar, Netzach?
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Some people only see the mushroom on the Shroomboar's back, and they conclude that a Shroomboar is a mushroom. Others see only the Shroomboar's body, and they declare that a Shroomboar is a boar. Still others look deeper inside, and determine that a Shroomboar is... meat.
[just rips this dialogue off wholesale.]
These conclusions are all correct in their own way, but none of them objectively describe the Shroomboar. Still... to the people who describe the Shroomboar in this way, that is their "truth".
What you said made me think of that.
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[how does that count as the truth if they're wrong...
man. maybe he's not made to wrap his head around that type of metaphor.]
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Shroomboars can be a source of mushrooms. They can also be a source of meat. Objectively speaking - they're both. But you can remove the mushrooms from the boar, and both can still exist separately. Plant the mushroom in the soil again, and it may continue to grow. Treat the wound where the mushroom had been embedded onto its back, and the boar can continue on with its life.